Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-05
HOME MATTERS.
REcrEs ron FKEYtRTxs VARIOUS sZAsoSABLE
DfsHS-HOw ID COOK ONIONS CELERY, AND
MISUNDERSTANDING AND srIcED MEATS FOR
WINTER USE

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND sricED MEATS FOR
WINTER USE
SPIcEp Rorxp or BEEF.-Boil until tender, stick
fun OF cloves and put IN cold vinegar.
BAKED OSroSs-Tase Large white onions wash
and put In a saucepan and scad. Take out. roll
IN greasy psper and bake In a slow oven Basic
with butler: season
BouEp oxroSs.-wash, peel, and boil in milk
and water ten minutes. and drain; put IN more
ng water and COOK one hour. Season with salt
and pepper: serve with drawn butter
cxLEET ROoT.-COTe one dozen celery roots.
throw them IN COLI water aud soak half an hour
Then put IN a saucepan OF boiling salt water. and
cook tender. Drain, cut In slices, and serve with
cream sJucc.
ya!ks beaten separately, and then together; six
tahieSpoonfuls OF milk, a teaspOonful OF 1Our and
saltspOOaiul o. salt. Beat hard. pour into a
CREASED pan. ana Oake IA a not oven.
OSIoS LOVERS have two sources Of consolation IN
enjoyment OF theiT appetizing food. II they make
uP their potato sala1s with plenty OF fresh pars-
icy. no trace OF the animating atoms W II be per-
ceived after eating OF this dish When they choose
lhe spanish onion. &c b. baked or properly boiled
b vegetable, Is alsO quite iDOdOrouS-
BOILED CArLIFLOwER-Pick OF the outer leaves
and cut on the stem. wash well in cold water, then
soak In clear cold water for an hour; tie In clean
thin clOtn to prevent breaking to pieces and stand
IN kettle OF boiling water and boil Tor nan an
noun; take up carefully; toast slices OF DTead
butter while hot: arrange the cauhaOwer on them,
and serve with butter sauce.
AIScE MEAT.-FOur pounds OF beef boiled. two
pounds OF apples. and one pound OF suet chopped
hne, two pounds OF stoned raisins, two pounds Of
currants, quarter or pound OF citron, tea
quart OF mOlasSeS, and half pound OF Drown su-
gar; moisten with boiled cider. and add brandy, III
desired, tablespoonful 70 each pie.
BROuED H.MBrEG STENEs--Instead OF trying,
double
broier. weu-greased and broil them on both SIDES;
place them on a hot dish. and pour over them
melted butter seasoned with SAT- ana cayenne
pepper. This mixture OF meat IS also often spread
upon slices OF brs ID with butter IN which spoon
f,il OF dry mustard has been mix d. and Used as
sandwich, or Il may be served raw ana cold WIN
Slices 81 bread spread with butter.
SrxwED CELEKY.-Take the green stalks, not
suitable 20 eat raw scrape and wish clean; cut in
pieces an inch long and soak IN cold water fifteen
minutes: then put 10 a saucepan OF boiling water;
salt and COOK tender; drain and put IN cold WATER
put one tablespoon OF butter in ITying-pan, melt
ard add -four % thicken, mix smooth, and thin
with half pint OF milk stir until II bOilS, add
three tablespoons Of water. with salt aud pepper,
adj the celery % this sauce, heat through, and
s-rve.
NEW WAY TO COOK CRASBERRIEs.-Sort and
wash the berries. Put them on the fire IN cod
water. As sOoD as they are scalding hot, take
ten OF and drain them In sieve. Thus they
lose much OF their acrld TASTE but not their flavor
The berries must not be IN the sieve "a minule for
fear OF losing the Juice. Turn them mo a pan.
Ada sug IN proportion Of one pound 10 four
quarts OF fruit Put In the berries. and boil Ihrm
sort, but not 70 Nash. Cover vita napkin
wnie cooling, and sir tnein gently occasionally.
small bow > make very good nIou.ds.
SAND CAKE.-Mix half pound wheat and quarter
pound potato, -four, butter, six eggs, rind and
juice Of lemon and four ounces OF pulverized
sugar together thoroughly and bake In a moderate
OvSn- When the cake Is three-quarters done, draw
gently from the oven and strew quicAly over II
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powdered cinnamon. and three ounces Of sweet
amends ,cut small, ala mixed together, return
% the oven 10 finish hIS n. taking care mat the
almuIds o. top 60 not become 100 brown
HEALTH PRoMoTIoS.-A little bicarbOnate Of soda
say as much you can put upon hye-cent
nlkel, dissolved IN small glass OF water and taken
before breakfast once or twice week. Is excellent
IL sweetru> the breat and prevents Jur uleerdtion
OF the mouth that generally proc eds Iroln an ILL
cJndIt:O sed stomach. some people wno fancy that
they are biliiOus. and MAY hap, are So drink the
pure juice u one lemon quite every morning and
md IL erfcaciouS- IL rtdin.y cures netrt6urn
Wat T, rs hot possible Wi bout burning, Is urd TX
az every meal by some dyspeptics and Is pro-
nounced good EOOlet-fLn IL the prr>cilO-d
quantity. nice juicy apple Is capital II eaten De-
foe brrakfls,. 4 we'll knOwn meTch Mt who Is
noted Tor ais most apparent -oOd healJn eats an
apple before each meal and say, that II Is the only
Medicine that he requires Walking exercise Is u
promo er OF easy digestion and II keeps the blood
IN hsEl;HIu ciTcuAi,On-
CHow-CHow.-Io i'll four wlde-mouthed quart
Jars axe TWO large perfect heads OF caulifowers.
divide them into small but shapeiy pieces, 70
leave a little Of the blossom unbroken on each
tiny stalk. one quart or cueumOers not over two
Inches In lenZt u one dozen snail green pepper
pods and one quart ~ garlic cloves, or tiny onion
oulO>, peeled: han pint OF nasturtionS may b.
added or not, a. you fancy. steep the vegetables
for twenty four lOurs In brine, first scaIiing he
garlic, or onions. AMI .eayIng them in mere salt
water by themselves. Next morning mix all
together ana them drain IN q cO!Insier Ior two
hours IL they arr TOO salt 10 tine taste run a
Htt-- hot water over tuem while still In tue
COlaudrF. Next put them in a preserving kettle
over the IRE. sprinSlIng turougl JAem Two ounces
&C Jur.uerc, two >c4nt tdbleSpOOntulS or CAYENNE
pepper aud quarter or pOuD1 OF English mus
lard. mixed smooth with "A Ieacup or DolnnS
water int has DeeL allowed 10 become lukew arm.
Aad suTriciSnt cider vinegar TO cover the whole
well ami simmer until the vegetables are tender,
watching ami nyhLy stirring tnem from time 70
time A EttIe sugar may D. al lei, put the Inn
ported has none.